According to warrants, Bernal had 1,000 grams of methamphetamine, or more than 35 ounces, in a 2003 Jeep Liberty, digital scales, plastic wrap and Ziploc bags. He was carrying a black

.38-caliber Taurus revolver.

Bernal was also charged with domestic assault. Police said he dragged his girlfriend along by her hair and kicked a dent in the side of her car. Graham police charged him with resisting a public officer, saying he kept speaking Spanish to his girlfriend after an officer told him to stop.

He was also charged with interfering with emergency communications, according to warrants, for taking a phone from his girlfriend while she was calling for help, turning it off and refusing to return it.

Bernal was held on $80,000 bond on the drug charges. Bond is not set on domestic assault charges. He will be held until his first court appearance and may not have contact with the victim.

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According to warrants, Bernal had 1,000 grams of methamphetamine, or more than 35 ounces, in a 2003 Jeep Liberty, digital scales, plastic wrap and Ziploc bags. He was carrying a black

.38-caliber Taurus revolver.

Bernal was also charged with domestic assault. Police said he dragged his girlfriend along by her hair and kicked a dent in the side of her car. Graham police charged him with resisting a public officer, saying he kept speaking Spanish to his girlfriend after an officer told him to stop.

He was also charged with interfering with emergency communications, according to warrants, for taking a phone from his girlfriend while she was calling for help, turning it off and refusing to return it.

Bernal was held on $80,000 bond on the drug charges. Bond is not set on domestic assault charges. He will be held until his first court appearance and may not have contact with the victim.